1,405 MWe Angra 3 nuclear project

project awarded

The project involves the development of a 1,405 MWe nuclear reactor in Brazil. The reactor works alongside the other two at Angra, which is between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.The facility uses high-pressure superheated water as coolant and neutron moderator. The chain reaction in the nuclear fuel heats water in the primary to over 300ºC, with the hot water pumped into a steam generator or heat exchanger to boil water in the secondary coolant loop, which drives a steam turbine. The primary and secondary coolant loops keep radioactive water in the first loop separate from that used to drive the steam generator.